Treatment of potable water containing low concentration of arsenic with electrocoagulation: Different connection modes and Fe-Al electrodes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-293

  Kobya, Mehmet ^a   Ulu, Feride ^a   Gebologlu, Ugur ^a   Demirbas, Erhan ^a   Oncel, Mehmet S ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Electrocoagulation; Electrode connection modes; Operating cost; Potable water

Indexed keywords

AL ELECTRODE; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC REMOVAL; CONNECTION MODE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING TIME; OXYHYDROXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SEM IMAGE;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPERATING COSTS; POTABLE WATER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79951683341     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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